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hedwig

/ˈhɛ.dwɪɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
hed-wig
IPA
/ˈhɛ.dwɪɡ/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from German.

Etymology

From German Hedwig, from Old High German Haduwig, Hadwig, from Proto-Germanic *Haþuwīgą (from *haþuz (“fight”) + *wīgą (“battle”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *weyk-, Hedwig, Haduwig, *Haþuwīgą

Questions

How do you pronounce hedwig?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛ.dwɪɡ/.
What does hedwig mean?
A female given name from German.
Where does hedwig come from?
It is traced to German.

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